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While your at it-home remodeling
We decided to get new windows in the house. New , fresh, better insulated and a new style for the place. Problem one, where the new windows meet the tile in the master bath and where they meet the tile in the kitchen. No problem, get new shower tile and kitchen counter tops. You want to put new counter tops on the 35 year old cabinets, probably not ok new cabs. Problem, the new cabs have to fit in the old cabs footprint because my wife likes her floor and doesn't want to change that however we can't get a new , bigger refrigerator unless we tear up the floor. Ok new floor however that floor goes out to the family room, entry way and laundry room to a total of 800 sq. ft.. You can't tear out the old floor without removing the baseboard and replacing it but the old style base isn't available so a new base needs to be selected but it won't match the rest of the house so the whole house need to be redone. If we redo the floors its our chance to redo the built in entertainment center and fireplace that also have an intersection with the floor tile and can't be changed unless we redo the floor. There is more but you see where this is going. Our original budget of 18 to 20 thousand for the windows has grown to 100k or more and don't even get me started about contractors, 2 of which have not even shown up for their appointments. One told me that 20 miles was too far to drive to the job site for him and another that invited us to see another job he was doing that had so many flaws and mistakes I almost threw up . All I wanted was new windows so I could get the outside of the house painted, oh ya lets talk about painters.
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Yeah...Milt (Zeke) KNOWS windows...
Man, one thing always seems to lead to another. When remodeling happens around here, my plan is to pack my bags & my cue, go on a road trip. Worked pretty well for the kitchen remodel... 
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Hahah, I understand completely except that part about contractors. In my case the work just keeps piling up on my shoulders.
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I don't understand how the problem goes beyond the tile/counter top. If your happy with the existing cabinets, why replace them? Even if you are not happy with them, you have options. Get the doors refinished and have veneers put on the boxes. Or paint them and get nice new hardware (handles, pulls, etc) to create a new look.
Can you post a photo of the 2 areas of concern?
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Arrgh. The story of my life. I do renovating of my own places for a living and come accross this sort of thing all the time. You need to find a balance between was is correct and what looks correct. Old houses/altered houses; sometimes you just have to get a lid back on that can of worms.
A good trick is to pull up some flooring from where it won't be seen such as pantry or under cabinets and CAREFULLY patch that into the refridgerator location. Another thing, regarding the cabinets, you can replace the doors which gives a new look to it and counter tops are easy. The job I'm doing at the moment... It would have been easier to completely rebuild the whole back quarter of the house. |
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To be honest we were looking at new homes and couldn't find any thing we liked in our price range, a location we like and without gates, hoa and big property taxes so remodeling here was in the cards. I have seen a few neighbors houses that are up for sale that have had some remodeling done and it always seems evident where the old stops and the new begans, something I would like to avoid. The investment in remodeling won't hurt me as the house is worth 5 times what I paid for it even in todays market and I have 100% equity so it looks like we will just continue untill it looks right. We also wanted to get away from the "County look" anyway.
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You don't even want to guess what 'improvement' this started as...
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